Psychopathology and Social Deviance Among Jews


 

Publication Date: September 1981

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Victor D. Sanua

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Mental Health; Demography; Jewish Identification

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Disparate studies do not reveal the "total national character "of the Jew. The fact is that the Jews do not constitute an homogeneous group. They belong to different social
classes with different educations, origins and religious groupings. They live in geographical areas ranging from the highly concentrated population in New York City to a small town in the Middle West and thus have different types of stresses impinging upon them and affecting their psychological adjustment.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 58:1.